Eddison
Eddison is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Alfred Eddison Hutton (1865–1947), British Liberal politician and manufacturer
Meaning & Origin of Eddison
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eddison is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Alfred Eddison Hutton (1865–1947), British Liberal politician and manufacturer
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The Story of Eddison
As a girl name
Eddison first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2016, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 8 births, good for #11,422 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Eddisons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 36 Eddisons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Eddison on the record books as a boy name in 1947, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 34 Eddisons were born — ranking #3,345 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Eddisons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,459 among boy names with 23 births, holding steady (-5%). In total, more than 555 Eddisons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Eddison
Eddison is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 555 births in the dataset. Eddison's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #3,345. Use the chart and map above to compare Eddison's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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